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 In the current 

era of high profile software development, there have been many advances in the overall software development life cycle table. These advances are from the aspect of technologies as well as the role/position of a particular team member in the life cycle. One such position has started getting traction, which is called a UX engineer.

A UX engineer is equipped with a skill set, which is beneficial for the customers. By using different techniques or steps to know the customer better, the UX engineer can get a good hold of what the user is expecting out of a given software product.

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 when the requirement gathering process takes place, tech companies are now involving the UX engineers to go out in the market to understand what the user needs. With the latest trend of Responsive Web XDesign and Mobile-First Approach to software development, there can be a number of areas one wants to focus their attention on. A UX engineer employs processes such as User Interviews, Market Surveys to know the pulse of its intended audience.

This process is time taking as well as important, as it gets the path clear for the software product to see its suitability in the market. These steps are employed when gathering the software requirements and eliciting them. It is an ideal phase, as it reduces the overall cost of development. However, when the software product is mature, one can introduce the UX research phase in order to gauge the viability of the enhancement being made.